The recent cutbacks in the ARH-70 Arapaho programme by the US army have once again extended the service life of the venerable OH-58 Kiowa. Given the army's half century of difficulties in building reconnaissance helicopters, the Kiowa's longevity is remarkable, particularly as it was always the unwanted stepchild of army aviation.

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